The Incidence of Dementia in England and Wales: Findings from the Five Identical Sites of the MRC CFA Study

Fiona Matthews; Carol Brayne; Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Ageing Study Investigators

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0020193

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The Incidence of Dementia in England and Wales: Findings from the Five Identical Sites of the MRC CFA Study

Fiona Matthews,

Affiliation MRC Biostatistics Unit, Institute of Public Health, University Forvie Site, Robinson Way, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Carol Brayne ,

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: carol.brayne@medschl.cam.ac.uk

Affiliation Department Public Health and Primary Care, Institute of Public Health, University Forvie Site, Robinson Way, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Ageing Study Investigators

The Incidence of Dementia in England and Wales: Findings from the Five Identical Sites of the MRC CFA Study

Fiona Matthews,
Carol Brayne,
Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Ageing Study Investigators

Published: August 23, 2005
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020193

About the Authors

Fiona Matthews

Affiliation MRC Biostatistics Unit, Institute of Public Health, University Forvie Site, Robinson Way, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Carol Brayne

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: carol.brayne@medschl.cam.ac.uk

Affiliation Department Public Health and Primary Care, Institute of Public Health, University Forvie Site, Robinson Way, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Ageing Study Investigators

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

CB and MRC CFAS investigators designed the study. FM, CB, and MRC CFAS investigators analyzed the data. CB and MRC CFAS investigators enrolled patients. FM, CB, and MRC CFAS investigators contributed to writing the paper.

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